WordsWorthLearning

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  • VIRGIN VOOM – DUBLIN EVENT VIDEO

    This brief video contains short extracts from the interviews following the Dublin VOOM event. We, the contestants, are talking about the value of taking part in Richard Branson’s VOOM Pioneer concept. The Virgin team are fantastic and the follow-up has been amazing. Rita Treacy. WordsWorth Learning Ltd.

  • New Book for Parents and Teachers Unravels Dyslexia

      See below for the link to the article in the newspaper. Here’s the link:  Nenagh Guardian

  • Irish Times Feature Article

    We’ve had a fantastic response to the article published today in The Irish Times Technology Section that charts our journey in developing and launching our online WordsWorth Learning Programme and outlines some future developments that are underway. Exciting times ahead. Here’s the link to the article:    http://bit.ly/2u2volo  

  • Augmented Reality in Education

    Augmented Reality in Education

    Augmented Reality (AR) is what happens when you overlay digital information on top of the real world, or an object, that’s right in front of you. In the picture above, you can see an open a book with an augmented reality enabled device pointing at it, the AR app enhances the relevant information and in […]

  • Why do you do what you do?

    This is why I do what I do. The names are blurred to protect client confidentiality.

  • WordsWorthLearning article on mummypages.ie

    Parents who are concerned that their child may be having some difficulty at school should read this true story about a primary school pupil who was struggling in class because his reading and spelling problems had been missed. The article is published on mummypages.ie – here’s the link  —http://bit.ly/2kWmiEz Unfortunately there are many more children […]

  • What will learning be like in 2036?

    Learning his lessons in his own time, at his own pace and on his own device. He’ll do the homework in school tomorrow with the teacher and his classmates together…… The link below refers to an article in the Irish Times discussing the demise of the classroom as we know it postulating that the “Flipped […]

  • The “Flipped Classroom” is Coming…..

    The University of Vermont last week became the most recent institution to join the trend, announcing a pedagogical reform in its College of Medicine (UVM) that observers say is the most sweeping yet. The college will over the next several years remove all lecture courses, replacing them with videos students watch on their own time. […]

  • An Introduction to WordsWorthLearning

    A really good day with another fantastic group of teachers and SLTs learning about the WordsWorthLearning programme. Smaller groups always lead to greater participation and discussion throughout the day. It was a real pleasure.

  • At-home digital content to supplement what’s being taught in school

    Very interesting results from a DELLOITE 2016 Digital Education Survey to explore emerging trends in digital education technology. Here’s a link to their infographic that details the results from the study: http://bit.ly/2dxqRkl Here’s an example:  “88% of parents and 84% of teachers are interested in having more at-home digital content available to supplement what’s being […]

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